Public Meeting: Exploring Solutions to Vacant & Abandoned Buildings

Mayor Tkazyik and Pace University Land Use Law Center Host Strategy Sessions about City of Poughkeepsie Vacant/Abandoned Buildings

As in many communities across the country, vacant and abandoned buildings in the City of Poughkeepsie continue to drain the energy and vitality of neighborhoods. Eyesores as well as magnets for crime, these buildings degrade the overall quality of life for people in the surrounding blocks, while dragging down surrounding property values and negatively impacting rehabilitation efforts.

Public Meeting Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m.

What are the best ways to address this pervasive problem? To learn more about how other communities deal with blighted buildings, and to participate in a community strategy session, all are invited to attend presentations by Pace University Land Use Law Center on Tuesday, April 10th. The public meeting will be held at Poughkeepsie High School, 70 Forbus Street at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting will entail a presentation on “Distressed Properties: Effective Public Policy Approaches.” It will inform local leaders, partners, stakeholders, and the public of the land bank model, land management strategies, system reforms, and financial models to make it all work. A facilitated dialogue will be had, which will ask participants for recommendations, challenges and opportunities.

Invitation-only workshops/focus groups will be held on Thursday during the day. These workshops will facilitate discussions on present practices, challenges, and opportunities related to tax-foreclosed and other vacant and underutilized properties.

These presentations are made possible through funding from the Ford Foundation. For more information, call Paul Ackermann from the City of Poughkeepsie at (845) 451-4065 or Tiffany Zezula at Pace’s Land Use Law Center at (914) 422-4034.

Common Council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Third Floor, Municipal Building, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, except holidays and the months of July and August. http://cityofpoughkeepsie.com/common-council/

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Special Meeting of the Common Council that was scheduled for Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled Common Council Meeting will be on Monday, September 18, 2017

The Historic District & Landmark Preservation Commission (HDLPC) meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 14, 2017, has been rescheduled to Thursday, September 21, 2017. Applications will be accepted until September 14, 2017.

Common Council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Third Floor, Municipal Building, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, except holidays and the months of July and August. http://cityofpoughkeepsie.com/common-council/

Common Council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Third Floor, Municipal Building, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, except holidays and the months of July and August. http://cityofpoughkeepsie.com/common-council/

The Historic District & Landmark Preservation Commission (HDLPC) meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 21, 2017, has been cancelled as there are no applications to be considered. The next HDLPC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2017.